The dharma is not about collecting more beliefs but about becoming free from the power of belief itself.

Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively.

Each moment of clear seeing is a moment of freedom from the illusion of permanence, satisfaction, and self.

The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy. This is the goal of Buddhist practice.

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

The art of living... is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging to the past on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly new and unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.

Knowledge must be stabilized by meditation. Without meditation, knowledge is like a child in battle.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who we think we should be, but about unbecoming who we are not.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. Above all, don't wobble.

Compassion is not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.

The reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight.

The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery.

Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost.

The development of wisdom requires both study and practice, both learning and direct experience.

The mind itself is the maker of all happiness and misery; yet beings do not understand this and blame external conditions.

The key to transformation is not to fight with our experience but to open to it with awareness.

The essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

Though the view should be as vast as the sky, keep your conduct as fine as barley flour.

The spiritual journey is not about heaven and finally getting to a place that's really swell.

Life and death are of supreme importance. Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost. Each of us should strive to awaken. Awaken! Take heed, do not squander your life.

Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.

True peace comes not from controlling the world, but from letting go of control.

Mind training is based on the idea that two opposite mental factors cannot happen at the same time.

The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

Compassion is the radicalism of our time.

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

Our own life has to be our message.